At a time when humanity is challenged by fossil fuel depletion and climate change, this book explains the development of wind power as a major energy growth sector, stressing the interactions between political, economic and social dimensions as the key to understanding public acceptability and uptake.

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'Szarka provides a solid, well-argued and structured analysis of wind energy in Europe. His conclusions provide insightful lessons for future (wind) energy policy at national and European level.' - Raphael Sauter, Journal of Common Market Studies

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University of Bath, UK

Joseph Szarka

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JOSEPH SZARKA is Reader in European Studies at the University of Bath, UK. He is the author of Business in France and The Shaping of Environmental Policy in France, and has published widely on politics and policy-making, particularly on economic, environmental and energy policy.

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Book Title: Wind Power in Europe
Book Subtitle: Politics, Business and Society
Authors: Joseph Szarka
Series Title: Energy, Climate and the Environment
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230286672
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-8985-7Published: 16 August 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-54232-1Published: 16 August 2007
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-28667-2Published: 16 August 2007
Series ISSN: 2947-8561
Series E-ISSN: 2947-857X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 228
Topics: European Union Politics, Environmental Politics, Political Science, Environmental Policy, Environmental Sociology, International Relations

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